The Stormers are still capable of lifting the URC trophy again. The ingredients remain there. Their challenge now is ensuring the right players are trusted at the right time. In playoff rugby, brave selection calls can become the difference between confetti and regret.
Director of rugby John Dobson cut a frustrated figure after Friday night’s pulsating 38-38 United Rugby Championship draw against Ulster Rugby, a result that knocked the Cape side off the top of the table.
The Toyota Cheetahs and Sanlam Boland Kavaliers booked their places alongside Suzuki Griquas and Airlink Pumas in next week’s two semi-finals. In doing so, the foursome also qualified for the prestigious 2026 Carling Currie Cup Premier Division.
According to the latest weather reports, a cold front is expected to make landfall over the Western Cape on Sunday morning, followed by a second cold front on Monday. The forecast includes disruptive rainfall, strong interior and gale force coastal winds, as well as cold to very cold, wet and windy conditions across the region.
The return of Siya Kolisi to the Stormers is shaping up as a homecoming driven by passion rather than profit, with director of rugby John Dobson revealing the Springbok captain accepted a massive pay cut
The headline switch sees Willie le Roux step into the flyhalf jersey, moving from the bench into the cockpit of the Bulls attack. Handre Pollard, the seasoned Springbok conductor, shifts to an impact role among the replacements where his experience could become a late-match trump card.
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